Brother Cadfael book 20 · 1994
Brother Cadfael’s Penance
Cadfael learns that his son Olivier has been taken prisoner, and he leaves the abbey without permission to find him, knowing it may cost him his place among the brothers.
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Book facts
- Author
- Ellis Peters
- Series
- Brother Cadfael, book 20 of 20
- Published
- 1994
- Setting
- Set in Shrewsbury
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Brother Cadfael’s Penance
6 recurring or key characters from Ellis Peters’s chart.
Lead 1
- Brother CadfaelBenedictine monk and herbalist, a former crusaderLeaves the abbey to free his son
Major 2
- Hugh BeringarDeputy sheriff, later sheriff of Shropshire
- Olivier de BretagneCadfael’s sonTaken prisoner
Minor and cameo 3
- Abbot RadulfusAbbot of Shrewsbury
- Prior RobertAmbitious prior of the abbey
- Brother JeromePrior Robert’s sanctimonious clerk
Also featuring these characters
Other Ellis Peters books that share the most characters with Brother Cadfael’s Penance.
- The Virgin in the Ice1982 · Brother Cadfael · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Summer of the Danes1991 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Potter’s Field1989 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Heretic’s Apprentice1989 · Brother Cadfael · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon